It’s really the times where we’re alone that God can truly amaze us. As I was sitting in my room working on a school art project, I needed a ruler. I looked over to my pencil holder and surely enough there was my broken-in-two NAYC ruler. It was a simple reminder that I was not alone. I’m so thankful for moments where God says, “I am here.” When we don’t deserve it, He is there. Always! It’s just the simple things in life that we often take for granted that God can turn it into a moment we cherish. There are bad days, but every day is a day to be thankful for. Each day we shouldn’t forget that ..read more

I was listening to the TED Talk the other day, and the topic was on attention and some of the consequences that come with attention-seeking behavior. Now, as someone who studied psychology in school, I had heard things like this before, but what I didn’t expect was the point they made about social media and the success of big media companies like Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. They said that these social media companies were successful because they sold us on the need for attention. We made their success happen, because we believed that we need the attention they told us we needed. That blew ..read more

There is so much more to being an Apostolic Girl than just skirts, long hair, and absence of jewelry. Sometimes, that can seem to be all the world notices. But, our outer appearance is meant to be the reflection of an internal purity, kindness, and consecration to Christ.  Please remember that should take priority. But, as you grow in your walk with God and discover more of His Word, you start to see that outer holiness is important to Him as well. He has called us to be separate inside and outside! I have gone to public school all my life (shout out to Chiles High!) and have worked with the p ..read more

Fall is one of my favorite seasons! So, in honor of the start of this new season, allow me to share a couple fall-ish thoughts, favorite things, and ideas with you! There are so many things about fall that I love- from all things pumpkin to the crisp cool air and changing leaves. Living in Florida means summers are real, real hot and by the time August comes around I am ready to start feeling the cooler weather- unfortunately we have to wait until almost November until it cools down into nice breezy and chilly weather, but when September rolls around, fall decorations go up and pumpkin bread i ..read more

When you plant a seed, whatever it plant it may be, it grows with the right natural elements such as sunlight and water. You can also buy things to help like Miracle-Gro. Put a seed in the right soil and it will just grow and keep growing till it is fully grown. But, if you try and plant something in a drought without watering it because you are waiting on rain, it won’t grow. It will just die with the potential of what it could have grown up to be. “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and what ..read more

It is very common to get questions like “What do you do to keep your ends nice?” or “how do you take care of that much hair?!” In this blog, I am going to share with you some of my favorite hair tips & tricks! APPLE CIDER VINEGAR WASH Apple cider vinegar is a PH balancer. Often times, the water from your shower is chemically unbalanced causing your hair to get either very dry or very oily. Apple cider vinegar not only helps your scalp remain chemically balanced, but it also strips your hair of the products you’ve put on it.  So here’s what to do… Find a squirty bottle (can be easily found ..read more

July 29th, 2019, around 2 a.m., my grandfather passed from this world into eternity. He was 83 years old and was blessed to have lived so many years. He had Alzheimers, but it was his failing health and pancreatic cancer that took his life. With what seemed to be just an upset stomach, Gramps began to fade and was gone within two weeks. Carl Hockensmith was my only grandfather. My father’s father died when my dad was only 19. He was an alcoholic and an abusive man, so my Gramps was my one and only my entire life. He wasn’t a complicated man. A simple man in the sense that he was easy to please ..read more

There is a pattern to the life of faith that often follows a sequence of promise –> excitement –> waiting –> doubting –> testing –> refining –> reinforcement and –> eventual fulfillment.  This is essential to grasp if we ever hope to serve God as mature  women in the faith. Instant gratification and impatience have become hallmarks of our society. We only have to “tolerate” 5-15 seconds of advertising before getting to a Youtube video. We are promised “instant weight loss,” “instant success,” and “3 Easy Steps…” to achieve just about anything. Waiting, enduring, and learni ..read more

1. Your worth is not determined by what just anyone tells you. “Live from the abundant place that you are loved, and you won’t find yourself begging others for scraps of love.” -Lysa TerKeurst, Uninvited 2. You are loved unconditionally. “Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.” John 13:1. “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will ..read more